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Russian missile launch was "routine"

Monday - 3/10/2014, 5:13pm EDT

As if what's going on in Ukraine weren't enough, the Russian military on Tuesday
test-fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile, fired from a
launch pad in southern Russia, hit a designated target on a range leased by Russia
from Kazakhstan. The National Security Council says, "This was a previously
notified and routine test launch of an ICBM. As required under the New START
Treaty, Russia provided advance notification of this launch to the United States.
Such advance notifications are intended to provide transparency, confidence, and
predictability and to help both sides avoid misunderstandings. Russia and the
United States routinely flight test their ICBMs and SLBMs."